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The World Cup is now over and the Gunners officially started pre-season on Monday, with Mikel Arteta turning his attention to the 2026/27 season. While some players not at the World Cup were part of a training camp in Marbella last week, the likes of Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Jesus, Reiss Nelson, Ben White, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Illan Meslier and Christian Norgaard were all spotted reporting for duty on Monday in videos shared to social media.
The stars who competed at the World Cup will report back in different stages, with David Raya, Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino the last to return following their victory with Spain over Argentina on Sunday in the World Cup final.
On the transfer front things are starting to ramp up. Piero Hincapie's loan move has been made permanent and Meslier has joined on a free after his contract at Leeds United expired. football.london understands Christos Tzolis is hoped to be confirmed this week as an Arsenal player, completing a medical and media duties before his £34million move from Club Brugge is finalised.
Exits wise Jakub Kiwior has joined Porto, Karl Hein has departed for Werder Bremen and Leandro Trossard has joined Besiktas after a successful World Cup with Belgium. More arrivals and exits are expected in the coming weeks, with Bruno Guimaraes, Maxence Lacroix, Ezri Konsa, Bradley Barcola and Nico Williams just some of the names linked with a move to north London.
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Tzolis deal
Christos Tzolis is set to sign for Arsenal this week from Club Brugge in a deal worth £34million, football.london understands. The winger's move will be announced once the player completes his medical and media duties.
The Greek international, who bagged 51 goal contributions last season, has impressed the scouting department at the club and comes in to replace Leandro Trossard. The Belgian joined Turkish side Besiktas for a fee in the region of £17million.
Club's Christos Tzolis arrives for the Pro League Awards 2026, for the best players in the 1st and 2nd divisions of the 2025-2026 Belgian soccer championships, on Monday 25 May 2026, in Antwerp. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)
Christos Tzolis is on the verge of an Arsenal move(Image: DIRK WAEM, BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
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